国家地理]精美图片 （五十二）

?1301. Aided by a local vet, inmates at the prison in Lorton, Virginia, adopt stray cats. The inmates learn to offer care and to value simple affection.
　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Cats: Nature’s Masterwork,“ June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1325. Tired and sore after 700 miles (1,126 kilometers) of biking, these cyclists raft down the Stony River. Rafting was a luxury after crossing previous rivers on foot, running the risk of hypothermia or even drowning.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaska Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1324. This shell dress worn by the daughter of the Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse marked her as a woman of substance in 1908. Dentalia shells—such as those in her dress—were used as currency by Native Americans and early European traders throughout much of the western United States.
　　(Photograph from "Money From the Sea," January 1993, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1323. "The [Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary] extends from the high tidemark of five islands桽an Miguel, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara梩o six miles (9.7 kilometers) off their shores, taking in 1,658 square miles (2,668 kilometers) of Pacific Ocean."
　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Blue Refuges: U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries," March, 1998 National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1322. "A Chobe River swim can take an elephant from Botswana to Namibia to Zambia, passport free."
　　—Text from "Without Borders: Uniting Africa‘s Wildlife Reserves," September 2001, National Geographic magazine
　　
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Without Borders: Uniting Africa‘s Wildlife Reserves," September 2001, National Geographic magazine
　　

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1321. Thinning reeds open to a watery view of Florida‘s Everglades National Park. Native Americans knew the Everglades as Pa-May-Okee ("grassy water").
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "South to the Keys," January/February 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
　　

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　1320. "Many hands make light work: Rowers coordinate the launch of a dragon boat on the Swan River in preparation for a Chinese New Year regatta. On weekends Perth hits its stride: Fine weather and a watery setting bring out thousands of surfers, sailors, and sunbathers. In this sports-mad, fiercely egalitarian city, more than 80 percent of river frontage is public parkland."
　　—From the National Geographic book Australia: Journey Through a Timeless Land, 1999
　　

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　1319. Snow cloaks a covered bridge in the Vermont countryside. "Winter rules here, but the rest of the seasons make up in splendor for what they lack in length," says a local poet.
　　(Text adapted from "Vermont: A Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1318. "Treacherous icefall on the south side of Mount Rainier gives expert climber Lute Jerstad a chance to practice some of the skills that helped him reach the top of Mount Everest in 1963. Although towering 14,410 feet (4,392 meters) above sea level, Rainier offers routes for novice as well as experienced mountaineers."
　　—From the National Geographic book The Pacific Crest Trail, 1975
　　
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in the National Geographic book The Pacific Crest Trail, 1975 )
　　

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1317. "Weathered sandstone and limestone call to mind a mad organist‘s pipe dream in Utah‘s Bryce Canyon National Park, a pocket gouged in the Paunsaugunt Plateau by marauding water."
　　—Text from the National Geographic book Canyon Country Parklands: Treasures of the Great Plateau, 1993
　　

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